Update: Swimmer Dies In Chesapeake Bay Swim

Update: Swimmer Dies In Chesapeake Bay Swim

A swimmer from South Carolina has died after he was pulled from the water during the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim and has been taken to a hospital.

The Capital reports the man was pulled from the water Sunday about 11:15 a.m. near the Bay Bridge. He was one of more than 600 swimmers attempting to complete a 4.4-mile swim across the bay.

Rescuers say the man was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water. Anne Arundel County fire department spokesman Lt. Cliff Kooser says rescuers performed CPR and rushed the man to shore and to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he later died.

Maryland Natural Resources Police identify the man as 58-year-old Robert Matysek, of Charleston. South Carolina.

His body was taken to the medical examiner for an autopsy.

Numerous swimmers were pulled from the water during the event by volunteers on boats.

Event organizers say between 79 and 97 percent of swimmers have finished the race over the last five years.